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Venezuela’s deadly quakes put its U.S.-backed government to the test
Source: NPR World News
Venezuela’s deadly quakes put its U.S.-backed government to the test
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Jul 1, 2026
LA GUAIRA, VENEZUELA - JUNE 27: A person searches for victims amid debris of a demolished building at Los Corales after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 27, 2026 in La Guaira, Venezuela. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the main earthquake was followed by a 7.5-magnitude aftershock less than a minute later. The number of victims increased to about 900, and around 3,000 injured. A web page created to find people has registered almost 50,000 missing people. (Photo by Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images)